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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Ferguson (ranked 1536 p4p, 1168 weight class) and Paul Gasgoine (ranked 96 p4p, 49 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Khabib Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Gasgoine!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gasgoine does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ferguson slips under a jab from Gasgoine.
Gasgoine fails to land with a series of punches.
Ferguson gets tackled into the cage by Gasgoine. Gasgoine maintains the clinch.
We've been informed that Gasgoine has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ferguson misses with a punch to the body.
Gasgoine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ferguson.
Ferguson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ferguson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Gasgoine - that landed with a thud.
Gasgoine blocks an uppercut.
Ferguson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gasgoine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ferguson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ferguson misses with a punch on the inside.
Ferguson scores with a shot to the side of Gasgoine's head.
Gasgoine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Ferguson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ferguson lands with a light punch inside.
Ferguson misses with a punch to the body.
Ferguson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ferguson lands a hook that snaps the head of Gasgoine backwards.
I was talking to Ferguson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gasgoine's elbow.
Gasgoine throws a punch but it's blocked by Ferguson.
Ferguson tries to work over Gasgoine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ferguson misses with the head strike.
Gasgoine misses with the head strike.
Ferguson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Gasgoine there.
Gasgoine with a hook.
Gasgoine keeps Ferguson at a distance using the push kick.
Gasgoine connects with a solid leg kick.
Ferguson moves out of range as Gasgoine throws a body kick.
Ferguson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Paul Gasgoine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gasgoine throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gasgoine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ferguson counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Khabib Ferguson!
After the fight, Khabib Ferguson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Albert Sojka (ranked 1687 p4p, 942 weight class) and Welter Weight (ranked 222 p4p, 128 weight class). Weight has chosen They say that I'm Crazy as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Albert Sojka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Welter Weight!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sojka misses with a looping left.
Weight let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sojka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sojka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sojka connects with a looping right hand.
No joy there for Weight, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Weight takes one on the button.
Weight moves forwards but Sojka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Weight uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sojka.
As Sojka backs off Weight throws a huge counter combo but Sojka manages to avoid it all.
Sojka scores with a one two! Weight had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sojka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Weight breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Weight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sojka scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sojka connects with a right hand. Weight shakes it off.
Sojka throws a looping overhand right but Weight ducks down to avoid it.
Weight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sojka.
Jab, jab by Sojka - just one landing.
Sojka closes the distance and clinches.
Sojka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Weight has had enough of the clinch but Sojka keeps him there for the moment.
Sojka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sojka tries a knee to the head but Weight blocks it.
Weight blocks an uppercut.
Weight prevents a body shot from Sojka.
Sojka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Weight misses with a body punch.
Sojka tries to work over Weight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Weight is trying to break the clinch but Sojka has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sojka misses the jab.
Sojka scores with a punch to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sojka. Weight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weight is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sojka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sojka lands with a hook. Weight tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sojka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Weight keeps the fight on the outside.
Sojka lands a head shot.
A swing and a miss from Sojka.
Sojka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sojka moves into range and clinches up with Weight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sojka tries to throw a body punch but Weight avoids it by throwing Sojka back against the cage.
Weight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Weight has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sojka seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Weight can turn it around.
Weight misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sojka lands with a short shot to the head.
Weight working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sojka swings wildly with an uppercut but Weight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weight wants to break the clinch but can't.
Weight lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sojka or not.
Sojka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sojka lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Weight.
Sojka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sojka.
Weight tries a body shot but Sojka blocks it.
Weight is trying to push Sojka away but Sojka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Weight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sojka's elbow.
Sojka blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sojka lands a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Weight is looking to break free of the clinch but Sojka has double underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sojka - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Weight misses with a body punch.
Sojka lands a shoulder strike.
 It looks like Welter Weight has been cut.
A short left from Sojka.
Weight cracks Sojka with a nice body shot.
Weight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Weight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Weight takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sojka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Weight manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sojka scores with a decent looking hook.
Sojka is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sojka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sojka misses with a hook. Weight ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Sojka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Welter Weight's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sojka lands with an uppercut that bounces Weight off the cage and back into range.
Sojka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Weight swings wildly with an uppercut but Sojka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weight working hard to break the clinch.
Sojka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Weight.
Sojka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sojka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Weight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weight throws a looping overhand right but Sojka ducks down to avoid it.
Sojka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weight.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Weight! But no joy.
Sojka jabs Weight to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Welter Weight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sojka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weight misses with a hook. Sojka ducked under it nicely.
Sojka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sojka lands with a right hand.
Sojka throws a one two combo.
Sojka is looking to clinch but Weight is avoiding it.
Weight takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sojka throws a combination that misses
and Weight counters with a crisp one two that drops Sojka! Weight thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Sojka to his feet! Sojka is in big trouble!
 Sojka is rocked!
Weight closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Sojka out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Welter Weight!
A relieved looking Welter Weight thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Camble (ranked 965 p4p, 1001 weight class) and Keith Rodgers (ranked 121 p4p, 123 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Camble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Keith Rodgers !
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Rodgers enables Camble to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rodgers manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Camble wants to control from the top but Rodgers keeps moving.
Rodgers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Camble.
Rodgers trying to keep a closed guard but Camble is proving a slippery customer.
Rodgers has his foot on Camble's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Camble works his way back into a safe position though.
Rodgers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rodgers bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Camble's guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Rodgers working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Camble has his hands on Rodgers 's head, controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camble looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Camble trying to control the position.
Camble keeping moving, preventing Rodgers from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camble looking to control.
Camble utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rodgers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Camble has momentary wrist control but Rodgers slips an elbow through the middle.
Camble pulls Rodgers in close to his closed guard and prevents Rodgers from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rodgers lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Camble working a defensive guard here.
Rodgers postures up and lands a big shot to Camble's brow.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rodgers 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Camble has his hands on Rodgers 's head, controlling the position.
Rodgers postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rodgers lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Camble looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers works over Camble with some ground and pound from guard.
Rodgers landing some decent shots from guard.
Rodgers landing with the ground and pound.
Rodgers throws a big right hand that misses.
Camble is looking for a triangle but Rodgers pushes his legs off easily.
Rodgers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Camble not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Camble has momentary wrist control but Rodgers slips an elbow through the middle.
Camble has his foot on Rodgers 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rodgers works his way back into a safe position though.
Rodgers is working Camble over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rodgers landing with the ground and pound.
Camble working for a triangle but Rodgers defends it easily.
Rodgers postures up and lands a big shot to Camble's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers wants to control from the top but Camble keeps moving.
Rodgers controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rodgers lands a couple of elbows.
Rodgers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Camble's head.
Camble keeping moving, preventing Rodgers from controlling successfully.
Camble has momentary wrist control but Rodgers slips an elbow through the middle.
Rodgers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rodgers lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rodgers connects with a couple of short punches.
Rodgers is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rodgers scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rodgers throwing strikes but missing.
Rodgers stands up over Camble, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers trying to control but Camble is working from the bottom.
Camble tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rodgers lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rodgers trying to control but Camble is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rodgers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rodgers looking to sit in guard and control but Camble gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rodgers is looking for a triangle but Camble pushes his legs off easily.
Rodgers looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Camble makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Rodgers dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rodgers .
Rodgers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Camble manages to avoid it.
Rodgers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rodgers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Camble is fending him off so far but Rodgers persists. Nope, Camble circles away and we're back to standing.
A little feinted left hand from Camble on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rodgers fails with the takedown.
Rodgers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Camble looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rodgers lands with a nice body punch.
Camble takes a swing at Rodgers 's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Rodgers misses
enabling Camble to counter with a crisp jab.
Rodgers throws a right hand that misses
and Camble makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Camble lands a slapping body shot.
Rodgers takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camble lands a nice shot to the body.
Camble fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rodgers misses with a hook.
Camble is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rodgers .
Mike Camble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Rodgers .
Camble looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodgers is just out of range.
Rodgers throws a chopping leg kick but Camble manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Camble scores with a three punch combo!
Rodgers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Camble finds it's way round the side to connect with Rodgers 's head.
Rodgers shoots in for a takedown but Camble shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Camble is looking to wear down Rodgers with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rodgers tries for a takedown but Camble circles away easily
and Camble counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rodgers takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Camble looks to land a body kick but Rodgers moved away.
Rodgers misses with a takedown attempt
and Camble counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Camble scores with the left hand. Rodgers knows he should have avoided that one.
Camble lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodgers takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rodgers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Camble misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from Rodgers is predictable there
and Camble counters with an outside leg kick.
Rodgers misses with a left hand
and Camble counters with a stiff right hand.
Rodgers shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rodgers throws an off balance right hand
and Camble cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rodgers is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Camble lands a nice shot that snaps Rodgers 's head back.
Rodgers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Camble fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rodgers shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Camble defends it nicely.
Camble tries to bum rush Rodgers with a series of wild strikes but Rodgers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodgers jabs Camble right on the nose. Camble blinks but takes it well.
Camble lands a head shot.
Mike Camble is winning the standup battle so far.
Camble tests Rodgers 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers shoots in and gets a takedown into Camble's guard.
Camble looking to control.
Rodgers trying to control but Camble is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rodgers 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rodgers is in close to Camble's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Camble is trying to keep Rodgers in close.
Rodgers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Camble's head.
Camble looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rodgers makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rodgers stopping the sweep attempt from Camble.
Rodgers postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rodgers wants to control from the top but Camble keeps moving.
Rodgers lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers postures up and lands a big shot to Camble's brow.
Rodgers stopping the sweep attempt from Camble.
Rodgers trying to control the position from guard on top but Camble is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodgers scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rodgers scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rodgers lands a couple of elbows.
Rodgers is in close to Camble's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rodgers throwing strikes but missing.
Keith Rodgers has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodgers pushing down on Camble's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Camble makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Camble.
Camble has momentary wrist control but Rodgers slips an elbow through the middle.
Camble working for a triangle but Rodgers defends it easily.
Rodgers trying to control the position from guard on top but Camble is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Camble dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Rodgers fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice jab there from Camble.
Rodgers defending well as Camble loads up on a big left hand.
Rodgers misses the jab.
Camble scores with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Camble.
Camble was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rodgers throws a body punch but Camble moves out of range.
Rodgers with a lazy takedown attempt
and Camble counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rodgers 's knee momentarily.
A big left from Rodgers misses.
Camble lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rodgers will feel that in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rodgers , as that shot connected.
Rodgers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Camble moves away.
Camble appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Camble lands a nice looking body shot.
Rodgers gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Camble counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mike Camble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Rodgers .
Rodgers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Camble throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rodgers swings widly with a right hand
letting Camble counter with a right hand.
Rodgers misses the body punch
and Camble counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rodgers swings for the body but Camble moves out of range.
Camble takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rodgers shoots in but Camble avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rodgers closes this distance looking for a takedown but Camble circles away.
Camble fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rodgers misses with a lunging right hand
and Camble counters with a nice body shot.
Rodgers takes one to the chin there.
Camble scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Camble moves away from the strike by Rodgers .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camble fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Camble ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers shoots in looking for a takedown. Camble tries to sprawl out of it but Rodgers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Camble manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Camble lands a slapping body shot.
Camble shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rodgers is refusing to be controlled, as Camble sits in half guard.
Rodgers is trying to get back to full guard.
Camble perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Camble pulls his head out easily.
Rodgers is looking to improve his position.
Rodgers is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Camble pulls his head out easily.
Camble working over Rodgers with some ground and pound. Rodgers looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Camble controlling the action here.
Rodgers has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Camble is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Camble content to control rather than advance.
Rodgers moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Camble chips away with some ground and pound.
Camble stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Rodgers has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Camble manages to get his head free but now Rodgers has transitioned to an armbar! Camble grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Rodgers ! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Keith Rodgers !
After the fight, Keith Rodgers was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hin Areni (ranked 905 p4p, 728 weight class) and Alphonse Fuguego (ranked 67 p4p, 54 weight class). Areni comes to the cage accompanied by Mosaique. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Hin Areni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Alphonse Fuguego!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuguego looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fuguego manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Areni on his heels. He'll look to pass Areni's guard now, I'm sure.
Areni lands a decent punch to the body there.
Fuguego advances position into side control!
Areni misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Fuguego avoids the strikes from the bottom by Areni.
Fuguego avoids the strikes from the bottom by Areni.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Areni throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Areni is looking for a sweep.
Fuguego blocks the strikes from Areni.
Fuguego is chipping away with strikes.
Fuguego wants to control but Areni is keeping him busy.
Areni throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuguego trying to control the action but Areni is working from the bottom.
Areni is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fuguego lands a decent elbow from side control.
Fuguego grinds an elbow into Areni's temple.
Fuguego scores with punches from side control.
Fuguego scoring with punches from side control.
Areni has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Areni throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Fuguego trying to control the action but Areni is working from the bottom.
Fuguego cracks Areni with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Areni tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fuguego wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Areni tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Fuguego avoids the strikes from the bottom by Areni.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuguego cracks Areni with a big elbow.
Fuguego lands a decent elbow from side control.
Areni striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Fuguego cracks Areni with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Areni is looking to regain half guard here but Fuguego keeps moving and retains side control.
Fuguego happy to just control the position for now.
Areni taking a bit of punishment here - Fuguego scoring with strikes.
Areni manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Areni missing with punches from the bottom.
Fuguego is looking for a kimura here.
Fuguego is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Areni throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Areni wants to improve his position but Fuguego is controlling well.
Fuguego drops an elbow to the side of Areni's head.
Fuguego seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Areni does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Areni tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Fuguego drops an elbow to the side of Areni's head.
Areni is looking for a sweep. Fuguego is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Areni throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Fuguego slips a nice elbow through Areni's hands, connecting with Areni's forehead.
Areni misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Areni on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Areni tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Fuguego trying to control the action but Areni is working from the bottom.
Areni flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Fuguego is trying to control. Areni wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Areni missing with punches from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Areni missing with punches from the bottom.
Fuguego looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fuguego scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Fuguego working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Fuguego is trying to control the action in half guard but Areni is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fuguego working over Areni with some ground and pound. Areni looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fuguego moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Areni.
Areni misses with a strike from the bottom.
Areni wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Areni tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Areni regains half guard.
Areni is looking to improve his position.
Fuguego is trying to control. Areni wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fuguego blocks the strikes from Areni.
Fuguego is nestled in close to Areni, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Areni punching from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alphonse Fuguego dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fuguego scores with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Areni.
Areni walks into a stiff left hand from Fuguego.
Fuguego misses with a looping left.
Areni half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Fuguego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Areni manages to avoid it.
Fuguego just misses with a punch to the body.
Areni feinted with a counter takedown.
Areni slips a jab and a cross from Fuguego.
Areni appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Fuguego lands an impressive looking overhand right. Areni doesn't seem phased though.
Fuguego takes a swing at Areni's ribcage but misses.
Fuguego takes a swing at Areni's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuguego misses with a leg kick.
Fuguego lands a slapping body shot.
Alphonse Fuguego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuguego is looking to score with low kicks.
Areni appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Fuguego looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Areni appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Fuguego ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Areni moves away.
Fuguego misses with a hook.
Fuguego throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Areni takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fuguego misses with a body shot.
Areni drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fuguego sprawls and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Areni takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fuguego has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fuguego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Areni appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Fuguego throws a poor cross that misses
and Areni counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fuguego wants to sweep but no luck.
Fuguego isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Areni stacks Fuguego on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Areni!
Areni wants to stand but Fuguego is controlling his arm.
Fuguego wants to control but Areni postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuguego tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Areni presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fuguego tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fuguego is still trying to improve position.
Fuguego keeps trying to improve his position.
Areni is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuguego wants to control but Areni is having none of it.
Areni wants to stand but Fuguego is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Fuguego regains half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fuguego is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alphonse Fuguego showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Fuguego throws a hook to the side of Areni's head but Areni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Areni feinted with a counter takedown.
A big right from Fuguego misses.
Areni feinted with a counter takedown.
Fuguego jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fuguego throws a hook but Areni blocks it.
A big left from Fuguego misses.
Areni changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Fuguego throws a leg kick
and Areni counters with a single leg into guard. Fuguego didn't expect that.
Fuguego looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fuguego holds on and takes a little breather.
Fuguego working a defensive guard here.
Alphonse Fuguego has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuguego is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Areni defends well.
Fuguego not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Fuguego wants to sweep here but Areni controlling him for the moment.
Fuguego is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Areni takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A jab from Fuguego finds it's way through Areni's defenses.
Areni defending well as Fuguego loads up on a big left hand.
Areni attempts a counter takedown but Fuguego avoids it well and moves away.
A big right from Fuguego misses.
Areni appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fuguego. Areni does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Fuguego misses
and Areni counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fuguego is trying to maintain the position but Areni is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuguego has his hands clasped together around Areni's back. He's all about the action.
Fuguego trying to hold on to Areni's head to control him but Areni postures up.
Fuguego tries to get to full guard but Areni has control of the leg.
Areni wants to get back to his feet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fuguego looking for submissions off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fuguego shoots in looking for a takedown but Areni manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fuguego's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Areni feinted with a counter takedown.
A slow jab from Fuguego misses its intended target.
Areni drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fuguego sprawls and moves away.
Fuguego tries to land a front kick but Areni steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Areni feinted with a counter takedown.
Fuguego throws a leg kick
and Areni counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fuguego won't be happy with that.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fuguego tries to improve position but can't.
Areni wants to stand but Fuguego has his arm trapped.
Hin Areni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fuguego is looking to regain half guard here but Areni keeps moving and retains side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hin Areni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fuguego has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alphonse Fuguego!
A relieved looking Alphonse Fuguego thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junqueiro Santo Amaro (ranked 622 p4p, 407 weight class) and Nova Lankinen (ranked 90 p4p, 61 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junqueiro Santo Amaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nova Lankinen!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santo Amaro jabs Lankinen right on the nose. Lankinen blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Nova Lankinen has been cut.
Santo Amaro thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lankinen. Santo Amaro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lankinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santo Amaro looks to land a left hand but Lankinen moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Lankinen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lankinen ducks under a wild hook from Santo Amaro.
Lankinen moves out of range as Santo Amaro strikes.
Lankinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lankinen slips under a jab.
Lankinen is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Santo Amaro misses.
Santo Amaro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lankinen misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Santo Amaro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Santo Amaro throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santo Amaro blocks the body kick.
Lankinen slips a jab from Santo Amaro.
Lankinen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lankinen thuds his right hand into Santo Amaro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Santo Amaro throws a hook but Lankinen blocks it.
Nice straight punches there by Santo Amaro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Santo Amaro.
Lankinen lands a nice hook to Santo Amaro's body. Santo Amaro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lankinen misses with a low kick.
Lankinen ducks under a wild hook from Santo Amaro.
Lankinen lands with a straight right. Santo Amaro didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Santo Amaro lands.
Lankinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lankinen misses with a left hand
and Santo Amaro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lankinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Santo Amaro counters with a nice uppercut.
Santo Amaro throws a hook but Lankinen blocks it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
The crowd cheers as Santo Amaro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lankinen doesn't seem phased though.
Lankinen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Santo Amaro counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Santo Amaro.
Still in the clinch, Santo Amaro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lankinen blocks an uppercut.
Lankinen pushes Santo Amaro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Santo Amaro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lankinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lankinen.
Lankinen manages to break the clinch.
Lankinen slips a jab from Santo Amaro.
Nice straight punches there by Lankinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lankinen.
Santo Amaro throws out a loose jab but Lankinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santo Amaro is looking to clinch.
Lankinen moves away from the strike by Santo Amaro.
It seemed like Lankinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lankinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lankinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Santo Amaro is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro staying out of range there.
Santo Amaro scores with a shot to the body.
Lankinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santo Amaro throws out the jab.
Lankinen flicks out a counter leg kick but Santo Amaro steps away.
Lankinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lankinen misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Lankinen.
Lankinen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Santo Amaro has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Some bone on bone action there as Santo Amaro checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nova Lankinen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lankinen blocks a jab.
Santo Amaro takes a swing at Lankinen's ribcage but misses.
Lankinen throws out a counter right but Santo Amaro avoids it with no problem.
Santo Amaro checks a leg kick nicely.
Santo Amaro scores with a nice head shot.
Santo Amaro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lankinen looks to throw the jab but Santo Amaro is out of range.
Santo Amaro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lankinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lankinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Santo Amaro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lankinen can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santo Amaro throws a hook but Lankinen blocks it.
Santo Amaro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lankinen's head backwards.
Santo Amaro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lankinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Lankinen.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro is winning the standup battle so far.
Santo Amaro throws a body shot but no joy.
Lankinen throws a jab when Santo Amaro was well out of range.
Santo Amaro appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Santo Amaro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lankinen throws out a counter right but Santo Amaro avoids it with no problem.
A good leg kick by Santo Amaro.
Lankinen slips under a jab from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lankinen.
A telegraphed right hand from Santo Amaro misses the target.
Lankinen misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro slips a straight right by Lankinen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santo Amaro. Lankinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santo Amaro misses with a body punch
and Lankinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lankinen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Santo Amaro has time to react.
Santo Amaro misses with a jab to the body
and Lankinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santo Amaro takes one on the button.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lankinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santo Amaro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lankinen looks to land a left hand but Santo Amaro moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lankinen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santo Amaro counters with a leg kick.
Santo Amaro misses with a body kick.
Santo Amaro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lankinen.
Lankinen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Santo Amaro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lankinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lankinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santo Amaro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lankinen, pushing him back against the cage.
Santo Amaro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lankinen breaks from the clinch.
Lankinen misses with a left hand
enabling Santo Amaro to counter with a crisp jab.
Lankinen misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've been informed that Lankinen has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Santo Amaro throws a big shot that misses.
Santo Amaro throws a jab but it's blocked by Lankinen.
Santo Amaro lands a nice hook to Lankinen's body. Lankinen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Santo Amaro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lankinen misses with a straight right.
Lankinen lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santo Amaro avoids the head kick by Lankinen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Junqueiro Santo Amaro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nova Lankinen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Santo Amaro looks to land a combination but Lankinen avoids it well.
Lankinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lankinen looks to land a left hand but Santo Amaro moved out of range nicely.
Santo Amaro is looking to counter punch.
Lankinen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Santo Amaro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good shot there by Santo Amaro.
Lankinen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Santo Amaro on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lankinen lands a jab to the nose.
Danga de danga de dang - Santo Amaro scores with a four punch combination!
Lankinen moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santo Amaro lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lankinen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lankinen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lankinen throws a leg kick which misses Santo Amaro's front leg but catches the back leg as Santo Amaro tries to avoid it.
Santo Amaro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Santo Amaro.
Lankinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santo Amaro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro scores with a punch to the head.
That has opened up Nova Lankinen's cut even more.
Santo Amaro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lankinen scores with the left hand. Santo Amaro knows he should have avoided that one.
Santo Amaro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santo Amaro works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santo Amaro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Santo Amaro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lankinen momentarily.
Santo Amaro checks a leg kick.
Santo Amaro throws an off balance right hand
and Lankinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lankinen misses with a straight left.
Santo Amaro misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lankinen! But no joy.
Lankinen lands an overhand right.
Santo Amaro swings widly with a right hand
and Lankinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santo Amaro throws a sloppy head kick and Lankinen moves out of range easily.
Santo Amaro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lankinen. Lankinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Lankinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santo Amaro tried to counter with a leg kick but Lankinen avoided it.
Santo Amaro lands a leg kick that knocks Lankinen off balance momentarily.
Nova Lankinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lankinen.
An inside leg kick lands from Santo Amaro.
Lankinen misses the jab.
Santo Amaro swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Santo Amaro throws the left hand but Lankinen avoids the punch easily.
A punch lands to the side of Lankinen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lankinen tries to score with a low kick but Santo Amaro moves his leg out of the way.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santo Amaro scores with a jab. Lankinen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Santo Amaro scores with a hook to the body. Lankinen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lankinen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Santo Amaro tests Lankinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junqueiro Santo Amaro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Santo Amaro has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junqueiro Santo Amaro!
A relieved looking Junqueiro Santo Amaro thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Bronte (ranked 710 p4p, 580 weight class) and Svend Thorsby (ranked 50 p4p, 26 weight class). Bronte comes to the cage accompanied by Buffalo Charge by Dub Phizix and Strategy. Svend Thorsby will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Bronte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Svend Thorsby!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorsby lands a body shot.
Thorsby digs a good body shot into Bronte's ribs.
Bronte definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bronte scores with a jab to the body.
Bronte misses with a hook. Thorsby ducked under it nicely.
A lazy left from Thorsby finds it's target.
Jab, jab by Bronte - just one landing.
Thorsby pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thorsby throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bronte stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bronte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thorsby lands a head shot.
Bronte takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bronte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thorsby.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bronte is defended easily by Thorsby.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsby throws a leg kick but Bronte sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bronte drops down looking for a counter takedown but Thorsby sprawls and moves away.
Thorsby walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bronte checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thorsby lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bronte ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thorsby misses with a body shot.
Bronte tries to counter with a takedown but Thorsby is quick to defend against it.
Thorsby scores with a sloppy right hand. Bronte should have avoided that one.
Bronte takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bronte takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bronte throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thorsby stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thorsby lands with a slapping head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thorsby scores with a shot to the body.
Bronte moves away from the strike by Thorsby.
A shot to the body from Bronte misses
and Thorsby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thorsby misses with a lunging right hand
and Bronte counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Svend Thorsby has been cut.
Thorsby is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bronte rather than just go for the knockout.
Bronte blocks a jab.
Bronte with a poor takedown
and Thorsby counters with a nice uppercut.
Thorsby keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like Thorsby was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bronte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thorsby manages to avoid it.
Bronte swings widly with a right hand
and Thorsby makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bronte dives in and scores a takedown into Thorsby's guard.
Bronte is standing up over Thorsby. Thorsby looks to escape but Bronte dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bronte wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thorsby keeps working.
Thorsby is trying to control Bronte's posture but Bronte avoids it.
Bronte tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bronte has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bronte has hold of Thorsby's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Thorsby seems comfortable defending it but Bronte has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Thorsby is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Thorsby is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Bronte couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bob Bronte!
Bob Bronte seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tomoe Gozen (ranked 140 p4p, 604 weight class) and Zabit Magomedov (ranked 20 p4p, 85 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomoe Gozen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Zabit Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov throws a head kick that misses.
Magomedov tries a low kick but Gozen avoids it.
Magomedov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gozen misses with a leg kick.
Magomedov is looking to land body kicks.
Gozen throwing a counter right hand but Magomedov manages to avoid it.
Magomedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gozen.
Gozen misses the jab.
Magomedov throws out a loose jab but Gozen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magomedov throws a series of punches but Gozen moves out of range.
Gozen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gozen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at GAMMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Gozen looks to throw the jab but Magomedov is out of range.
Magomedov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gozen moves out of range of the body kick from Magomedov.
Gozen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Magomedov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov is looking to slow Gozen down with leg kicks.
Magomedov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gozen at a distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gozen. Magomedov shrugs it off though.
Gozen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Magomedov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magomedov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gozen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gozen is looking to chop away at Magomedov's legs.
Magomedov throws a wild body kick that Gozen sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov misses with a body kick.
Gozen tried to counter with a leg kick but Magomedov avoided it.
Gozen swings for the body but Magomedov moves out of range.
Magomedov counters with a body kick.
Gozen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magomedov moves away.
Magomedov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Magomedov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slow jab from Gozen misses its intended target.
Magomedov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Magomedov tries a head kick but it misses.
Magomedov takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Zabit Magomedov has been cut.
Magomedov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big left from Magomedov misses.
Gozen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Magomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gozen wants to slow Magomedov down by chopping away at his legs.
Gozen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Magomedov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gozen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magomedov manages to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gozen blocks a head kick by Magomedov.
Magomedov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gozen rather than just go for the knockout.
Magomedov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gozen momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gozen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Magomedov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Magomedov looks for the body kick but Gozen saw that one coming.
Magomedov scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from Gozen finds it's way through Magomedov's defenses.
Magomedov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gozen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Magomedov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Magomedov.
Gozen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gozen clinches up with Magomedov and pushes him back against the cage.
Magomedov pushes Gozen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gozen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gozen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Magomedov blocks a body shot from Gozen.
A short right from Magomedov.
Magomedov lands with a right to the head.
Gozen prevents a body shot from Magomedov.
Magomedov misses with a punch to the body.
Gozen tries a body shot but Magomedov blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gozen tries to throw a body punch but Magomedov avoids it by throwing Gozen back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gozen.
Gozen tries a body shot but Magomedov blocks it.
Gozen can't find room to land a body shot as Magomedov controls the action.
Magomedov cracks Gozen with a nice body shot.
Gozen misses with the head strike.
Gozen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gozen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gozen prevents a body shot from Magomedov.
Gozen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gozen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Magomedov.
Gozen has a couple of punches blocked by Magomedov.
Gozen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gozen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Magomedov backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magomedov.
A short uppercut from Magomedov.
Magomedov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gozen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magomedov lands a right hand.
Gozen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gozen has a couple of punches blocked by Magomedov.
Gozen takes a shot to the head.
Magomedov blocking some punches.
Magomedov misses with a punch on the inside.
Magomedov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gozen backwards.
A short left from Magomedov.
Gozen prevents a body shot from Magomedov.
Gozen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Magomedov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gozen backwards.
Magomedov misses with a punch on the inside.
Magomedov lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gozen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gozen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magomedov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Magomedov pushes Gozen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gozen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magomedov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zabit Magomedov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zabit Magomedov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Magomedov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magomedov is looking for the big counter here.
Zabit Magomedov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gozen misses with a straight right.
Gozen connects with a leg kick.
Magomedov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A head kick from Magomedov lands but Gozen takes it in his stride.
Gozen lands with a nice body punch.
Magomedov throws a wild body kick that Gozen sees coming a mile off.
Gozen clinches.
Gozen throws a punch but it's blocked by Magomedov.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gozen misses with a body punch.
Gozen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Magomedov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magomedov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Magomedov tries to work over Gozen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gozen misses with a body punch.
Magomedov pushes Gozen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gozen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magomedov blocks a body shot from Gozen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gozen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gozen misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov tries to throw a body punch but Gozen avoids it by throwing Magomedov back against the cage.
Gozen prevents a body shot from Magomedov.
Gozen misses with a punch on the inside.
Magomedov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zabit Magomedov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gozen misses with a punch on the inside.
Gozen has a couple of punches blocked by Magomedov.
Magomedov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magomedov lands a nice shot to the body.
Magomedov misses with a punch to the body.
Gozen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magomedov's elbow.
Magomedov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gozen misses with a punch on the inside.
Magomedov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Magomedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Gozen controls his hands.
Gozen misses with some punches.
Magomedov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Magomedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Gozen.
A head punch on the inside from Gozen fails to land.
Gozen misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magomedov.
Gozen has a couple of punches blocked by Magomedov.
Magomedov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Magomedov lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gozen blocks a body shot from Magomedov.
Magomedov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gozen.
Gozen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magomedov tries to throw a body punch but Gozen avoids it by throwing Magomedov back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Magomedov.
Gozen throws a head punch that misses.
Magomedov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gozen backwards.
Gozen has a couple of punches blocked by Magomedov.
Nice body punch from Magomedov.
Gozen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magomedov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gozen misses with the head strike.
Gozen can't find room to land a body shot as Magomedov controls the action.
Gozen swings wildly with an uppercut but Magomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gozen's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gozen misses with a punch to the body.
Gozen tries a body shot but Magomedov blocks it.
Magomedov digs a right hand underneath Gozen's ribcage. Gozen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gozen throws a punch but it's blocked by Magomedov.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Magomedov.
Magomedov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Magomedov.
Gozen prevents a body shot from Magomedov.
Magomedov lands a body punch.
Gozen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gozen's elbow.
Magomedov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gozen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magomedov lands a shot to the body.
Gozen tries to throw a body punch but Magomedov avoids it by throwing Gozen back against the cage.
Magomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gozen misses with the head strike.
Gozen tries to work over Magomedov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magomedov tries to work over Gozen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gozen lands a right hand.
Magomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gozen misses with a punch to the body.
Gozen throws a punch but it's blocked by Magomedov.
Magomedov working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Magomedov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magomedov can't find room to land a body shot as Gozen controls the action.
Gozen has a couple of punches blocked by Magomedov.
Magomedov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gozen backwards.
Gozen swings wildly with an uppercut but Magomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magomedov misses with a body punch.
Magomedov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gozen working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Gozen fails to land.
Magomedov lands a nice uppercut.
Magomedov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gozen misses with a punch to the body.
Magomedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Gozen controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zabit Magomedov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zabit Magomedov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Magomedov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Magomedov raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Gozen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Magomedov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Magomedov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gozen to score with a decent uppercut.
Magomedov with the inside leg kick.
Gozen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gozen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magomedov moves away.
Magomedov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gozen lands with a good body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Magomedov. That snapped Gozen's head back.
Magomedov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gozen swings for the body but Magomedov moves out of range.
Gozen swings for the body but Magomedov moves out of range.
Magomedov tries a quick counter leg kick but Gozen is wise to it.
Magomedov lands with an overhand left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magomedov slips under a jab.
A nice leg kick from Magomedov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Magomedov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Magomedov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Magomedov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gozen misses with a left hand
letting Magomedov counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gozen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Magomedov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gozen. Magomedov shrugs it off though.
Gozen scores with a body shot.
Gozen throws an overhand right that lands on Magomedov's shoulder, as Magomedov tries to avoid the shot.
Gozen throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Magomedov to counter with a crisp jab.
Gozen just misses with a punch to the body.
Magomedov with a nice calf kick.
Magomedov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gozen. Magomedov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Gozen.
Magomedov counters with a body kick.
Jab by Gozen.
Magomedov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gozen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gozen misses the shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Magomedov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A leg kick checked by Magomedov.
A low kick from Gozen is predictable there
and Magomedov counters with a nice body kick.
Zabit Magomedov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gozen takes a swing at Magomedov's ribcage but misses.
Magomedov throws a fast counter high kick but Gozen manages to duck under it in time.
Gozen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magomedov manages to avoid it.
Magomedov jabs Gozen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Magomedov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gozen.
Gozen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Gozen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Magomedov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Magomedov lands a leg kick that knocks Gozen off balance momentarily.
Tomoe Gozen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gozen scores with a leg kick.
Gozen throws a body shot but no joy.
Magomedov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gozen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Magomedov throws a head kick but Gozen moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Gozen misses
and Magomedov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gozen just misses with a punch to the body.
Gozen misses with a left hand
and Magomedov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Magomedov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tomoe Gozen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov connects with a body shot that sends Gozen's belly button to the back.
Magomedov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gozen throws a looping overhand right but Magomedov ducks down to avoid it.
Magomedov feints a counter leg kick.
Magomedov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Magomedov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gozen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magomedov.
Magomedov is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Gozen swings widly with a right hand
and Magomedov counters with a left to the body.
Gozen throws a sloppy body shot
and Magomedov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gozen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gozen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Magomedov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Magomedov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gozen.
Magomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gozen throws a chopping leg kick but Magomedov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gozen connects with a right hand. Magomedov shakes it off.
Gozen moves in looking to clinch but Magomedov pushes him off.
Magomedov ducks under a wild hook from Gozen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gozen misses with a wild body shot.
Magomedov misses with a head kick.
Gozen throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gozen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Magomedov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gozen throws the left hand but Magomedov avoids the punch easily.
Gozen misses with a hook
and Magomedov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice jab there from Magomedov.
Magomedov lands a nice shot to the body.
Magomedov lands with a nice body punch.
Magomedov digs a good hook to Gozen's body.
Gozen throws a body punch but Magomedov moves out of range.
Magomedov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gozen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Magomedov lands a really nice looking cross but Gozen seems unphased.
Magomedov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gozen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gozen misses the shot to the body.
Magomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gozen, as that shot connected.
Nice body kick from Magomedov.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zabit Magomedov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Magomedov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zabit Magomedov!
Zabit Magomedov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hawk Fleximario (ranked 268 p4p, 611 weight class) and Sol Peters (ranked 17 p4p, 27 weight class). Fleximario comes into the arena with Funkmeister blaring out of the sound system. Peters has chosen Skyfire - Shogun as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hawk Fleximario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sol Peters!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Fleximario.
It looks like Sol Peters has been cut.
Peters rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Fleximario counter with a right hand.
Peters throws an overhand right that lands on Fleximario's shoulder, as Fleximario tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick from Peters is predictable there
and Fleximario counters with a stiff right hand.
Peters throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fleximario sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fleximario moves forwards but Peters connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Peters misses with a body punch
and Fleximario counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Peters has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Peters misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Fleximario misses the target.
Fleximario uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peters.
Fleximario avoids the body shot from Peters.
Fleximario misses with a looping left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Peters.
Fleximario takes a swing at Peters's ribcage but misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fleximario misses with a looping right.
We've been told by Fleximario's head coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A low kick from Peters is predictable there
and Fleximario counters with a body kick that stops Peters in his tracks momentarily.
Peters lunges at Fleximario with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fleximario's hand.
Peters throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fleximario sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fleximario is looking to counter with a body kick.
Fleximario ducks under a wild hook from Peters.
Fleximario is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Peters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleximario with a hook.
Fleximario misses with an attempted mid kick.
Peters slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Peters thows a leg kick but Fleximario checks it
and Fleximario counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Peters throws a lazy uppercut
letting Fleximario counter with a right hand.
Peters shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Peters uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fleximario.
Jab, jab by Fleximario - just one landing.
Peters throws a push kick but Fleximario slaps the foot to one side.
Fleximario throws a hook to the side of Peters's head but Peters sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Peters swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Peters moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fleximario tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sol Peters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fleximario tries to clinch up but Peters circles away and keeps his distance.
Fleximario misses with a head kick.
Peters appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fleximario ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Fleximario misses.
Peters is looking to score with low kicks.
Fleximario wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Peters does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fleximario uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peters.
Fleximario throwing a counter right hand but Peters manages to avoid it.
Fleximario moves away from the strike by Peters.
Fleximario lands a right hook to the body.
Fleximario getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Peters looks to score with a jab to the body but Fleximario is just out of range.
Fleximario tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Peters manages to circle out of the way.
Fleximario is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Peters misses with a wild body shot.
Peters throws a poor cross that misses
and Fleximario counters with a low kick, right behind Peters 's knee.
Peters is looking to land body kicks.
Peters misses with a kick to the body.
Peters misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Peters misses.
Fleximario moves into the clinch.
Peters misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleximario misses with a punch to the body.
Fleximario tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peters's elbow.
Fleximario struggles to land a body shot inside as Peters controls his hands.
Fleximario goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Fleximario.
That has opened up Sol Peters's cut even more.
A short right from Fleximario on the inside.
Fleximario misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peters tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fleximario's elbow.
Fleximario blocks a body shot from Peters.
Peters tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peters misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fleximario tries to throw a body punch but Peters avoids it by throwing Fleximario back against the cage.
Peters tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Peters creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Peters lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Peters misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fleximario tries a body shot but Peters blocks it.
Fleximario lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Peters.
Peters looks winded!
Fleximario goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peters tries to work over Fleximario's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Peters prevents a body shot from Fleximario.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fleximario.
Still in the clinch, Fleximario scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peters tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Peters trying to stall but Fleximario improves his position.
Fleximario scores with a hook to the body.
Fleximario digs a right hand into Peters's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Peters's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fleximario.
Fleximario tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Fleximario.
Fleximario pushes Peters back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fleximario lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fleximario lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The cut above Sol Peters's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fleximario pushes Peters back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fleximario working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fleximario working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fleximario lands a right hand.
Fleximario lands a nice uppercut.
Sol Peters's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Fleximario lands a body punch.
Fleximario lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fleximario drops Peters onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Peters is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
 Peters is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sol Peters's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hawk Fleximario!
Our winner, Hawk Fleximario, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Hunt (ranked 276 p4p, 341 weight class) and Aaron Wolf (ranked 40 p4p, 56 weight class). Aaron Wolf is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, James Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aaron Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wolf has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hunt is looking to clinch.
Wolf has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wolf ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wolf.
Hunt throws a solid leg kick but Wolf takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hunt.
Wolf throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily.
Hunt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wolf walks into a straight right hand from Hunt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolf ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Hunt was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wolf.
Nice defenses there by Hunt.
Hunt is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hunt. That's going to slow Wolf down.
Hunt throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Wolf ducks down to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hunt, as that shot connected.
Hunt cracks a nice hook into Wolf's ribs.
Hunt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hunt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hunt looks to land a right hand but Wolf moved out of range.
James Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wolf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hunt misses with the body kick
and Wolf counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wolf's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hunt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wolf scrambles back to his feet.
Wolf throws a right hand that Hunt ducks under and follows up with a left that Hunt also avoids with ease.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wolf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wolf takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hunt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wolf in his tracks.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Wolf throws out a counter right but Hunt avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt closes the distance and clinches.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Wolf misses with some punches.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Hunt.
Hunt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Wolf looking to throw knees to the head but Hunt is blocking nicely.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Wolf.
Wolf blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt misses with some punches.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Wolf is leaning against Hunt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wolf tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hunt is leaning against Wolf and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wolf breaks the clinch.
Hunt delivers a nice body kick.
Wolf thuds his shin into the meat of Hunt's side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hunt.
Hunt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wolf looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hunt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wolf in his tracks.
Hunt with a jab.
Hunt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunt throws a leg kick which misses Wolf's front leg but catches the back leg as Wolf tries to avoid it.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wolf moves away.
Wolf steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Wolf works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hunt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Wolf sees it coming and moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Wolf on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wolf.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Wolf moves away and avoids it.
Hunt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hunt cracks Wolf with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Wolf.
A jab lands there for Hunt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt looks to throw the jab but Wolf is out of range.
Hunt looks to land a right hand but Wolf moved out of range.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
Hunt slips a jab from Wolf.
Wolf moves out of range of the body kick from Hunt.
Wolf is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hunt thuds his right hand into Wolf's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wolf comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Wolf moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hunt throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Wolf to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wolf's head backwards.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wolf tries a quick counter leg kick but Hunt is wise to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Hunt dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wolf lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wolf throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wolf counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolf looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wolf lands a leg kick that knocks Hunt off balance momentarily.
Hunt misses with a hook to the body
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunt throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Wolf counters with a good low kick that Hunt was not able to check.
A jab from Hunt misses.
Wolf is looking for the big counter here.
Hunt throws an off balance right hand
and Wolf counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolf sizes up Hunt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wolf avoids a kick to the body.
Wolf thinks about the counter body kick.
Hunt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wolf can do to turn this around?
Hunt gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Aaron Wolf!
During a confident post fight interview, Aaron Wolf thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beau Canada (ranked 14 p4p, 75 weight class) and Will Wrecks (ranked 1 p4p, 3 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Beau Canada!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Wrecks!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canada tries to land a body kick
and Wrecks counters with a crisp right hand that drops Canada! Wrecks lets Canada back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 It looks like Beau Canada has been cut.
Canada gets a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Canada thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Canada sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wrecks defending well though.
Canada trying to control the action but Wrecks is working from the bottom.
Canada is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Wrecks is staying active underneath Canada, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wrecks has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Canada is working away from the top position though.
Canada throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canada scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Canada trying to mount his opponent but Wrecks defends it.
Canada has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Canada missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Canada is looking to take a break and control but Wrecks is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Canada not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wrecks blocking the ground and pound attempt from Canada.
Wrecks is not content to let Canada control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Canada not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Canada is looking to take a break and control but Wrecks is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Canada throws a hook but Wrecks avoids it easily.
Canada connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Canada shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wrecks defends it nicely.
It seemed like Wrecks was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Canada misses with an uppercut
and Wrecks counters with a straight right hand.
Will Wrecks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wrecks moves out of range as Canada strikes.
Good shot there by Canada.
Wrecks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Canada.
Beau Canada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Canada connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Wrecks to the floor! Canada dives in looking for the finish!
It looks like Will Wrecks has been cut.
Wrecks won't allow Canada to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canada sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wrecks defending well though.
Canada is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Canada trying to control from half guard but Wrecks is working away.
Canada prevents Wrecks from improving his position.
Canada missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Canada trying to control the action but Wrecks is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Canada working the head and body with strikes.
Wrecks wants to improve his position but Canada is controlling well.
Canada working Wrecks over with strikes.
Wrecks is looking to improve his position.
Wrecks is still trying to improve position.
Wrecks blocking the ground and pound attempt from Canada.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Beau Canada dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Canada feints and then cracks Wrecks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wrecks down.
Canada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wrecks.
Canada fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Canada throws out a loose jab but Wrecks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Canada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wrecks manages to avoid it.
Wrecks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Canada scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Canada takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Canada misses with a hook
and Wrecks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Beau Canada is winning the standup battle so far.
Canada shoots and misses
and Wrecks counters with a crisp right hand that drops Canada! Wrecks lets Canada back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Canada is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wrecks is stalking Canada. Canada circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Wrecks, and it's lights out! Canada really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Will Wrecks!
Will Wrecks is the new super heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Will Wrecks thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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